surrogatesng: Ever since i began my vertical garden.I have never bought vegetable in the market again
That's the true spirit of innovative thinking. A significant number of folks in urban America, Canada and the UK are also into organic urban farming to exclusively supply their own food needs. Way to go!
The don also asked UNILAG specifically to run courses that will lead to the award of degrees in Lagoon and Sea Economies and also create a center of creative economies and African vocabulary development and enlightenment bank.
He emphasized that the decolonization of African education would certainly bring about meaningful transformation in Nigeria and other African countries. “And the time to scale up the process is now,” he concluded. ~~~~~~ My take on this:
The renowned U.S.-based Prof. Toyin Falola (Prof. Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair at the University of Texas at Austin) made a lot of valid points on his speech. The Chinese and other Asians have decolonized their own education system as well by using their languages for teaching and are doing well technologically. The Chinese and Indians have become space-age superpowers haven sent astronauts into outer space within the last 10 years and these are based on their domestication of time-tested knowledge and Asian spiritual philosophies.
STEM fields are in great demand globally, but other arts-related courses are just NOT sustainable so you have to reskill or retool yourself... and this is also happening in the UK and the U.S.
The Iranian shia rulers have been a major source of global destabilization (bombings, plane hijackings, etc) for decades now since 1979 when the Shah of Iranian was ousted and had to go into exile. Radical moves must be made to take them (and their radical Islamist collaborators) out of circulation in order to ensure a certain degree of world peace. Period.
Step 1 is to parboil the food for a few minutes. Rice - 5 minutes; Beans = 20 minutes; Beef/Meat = 20 minutes. (Measure: ratio of one derica of rice/beans to 2 dericas of water) - Meat use little water. Step 2 is to but the pot with the food into the KooKBag and tie it - very well. The heat in the pot will cook the food. Rice = 30 minutes, Beans and Meat = 1 hour Step 3: Untie the bag and food is ready.
The KooKBag does not use gas or kerosene to cook your food. Boil your beans for 20 minutes on the stove, and transfer the pot into the KookBag and keep for 1 hour. The KookBag takes care of the rest - Food is Ready.
You can also use the KookBag to prepare Rice, Cowleg, Panla, MoiMoi and other nice dishes
ytdivine: Now let look at it from business point of view. If we should invest in farming 100 bags in yam-in-sack farming, how much are we going to input in the business and what's the likely return on the investment. For this analysis, we are going to use 1. 100 pieces of seed yam valued @#20,000 @#200 per seed yam. 2. 100 pieces of sack = #5000 @ #50 each 3. Labour= #5000 Total cost =#30k
After harvesting, we likely going to get over 100 pieces of yam valued at average price of #800 translating to #80,000 50 pieces of seed yam at #200 each giving #10,000
Now cost = #30k Proceeds = #90k Now returns on investment = 200%
Note, this is just a guide on how the business will look like. There could be many plus and minus
Indeed... contingencies must be factored into the total cost of production. Nice thread.
ytdivine: Let's compare the yam-in-sack farming with the conventional method of farming yam. 1. You can get your produce in 7/8months as against the normal 10/11months 2. Minimal labour against the tedious work involved from land clearing to harvesting 3. Weeding is almost zero here 4. Building Yam trellis easier here 5. The yield is enormous here 6. Nutrients conserved and reused, not washed away. 7. The taste is better 8. Start up capital very small 9. The market price cheaper since the cost of production is lower 10. Easy to harvest 11. Less injured yam after harvest.
ezetimy: Op u can't come here and lie to everyone. I can swear u didn't buy all those yams for 2500.dat yam reach 8k+ even if nah Zakibiam or Ugba u cnt get it less dan that amount. Sml yams nah 30-35k for 100 tubers now. I live in makurdi, see yams wey i buy 2k for sets of 5 tubers. Here nah swange wurukum market total 12k for 30tubers.
Lexusgs430: You begin to wonder why we have food inflation in nigeria......... State governments should empower local governments, to buy directly from farms and sell at a discount...........
If only this cancer called corruption would allow the scheme flourish........ An average tuber of yam in the UK is £6.00 (can you imagine)....... 😂🙄
Deeprooted: While returning back to base from my father's burial, I decided to get a few yams.
If not for insecurity, Nigerians have no reasons to experience inflation in the price of food stuff.
20 fresh tubbers. I already gave out some to my neighbors as it's precious gift in this part of the country.
An insightful thread.
What town or part of Benue State did you get the 20 big yams for N2,500 at the bargain price of N125 per yam? [Obarike in Obi]. Is this same price of N2,500 for 20 yams the same across many Benue villages and towns.
I once watched a program where an investor in Benue said fruits such as oranges were wasting away because there was no processing of the excess oranges that are grown in Benue State.
I think strongly that Benue indigenes have to set up small to mid-size companies to add value to most of the crops you naturally produce and even export a certain percentage of the yams grown to the Nigerian Diaspora in the U.S., UK, Canada, etc, in order to bring in more sustainable income.
MasterTeeUSA: If you ever japa, don't be unfortunate playing loud music or confront people playing loud music...both have killed some people.
Controlling anger or moving away from provocation is the key...or working towards an amicable solution. ..
In this case, she could have explained that she has an exam and that she will even welcome them next time if they can give her tonight to study...it's not about proving your rights here...one must be guided.
maxipharo: Nigeria is quite blessed with a lot of cash crops that are either used as a means of foreign exchange (exported) or consumed locally. It is no dough that Nigerian is a blessed country, having up to hundreds of cash crops that can be used to develop the country if well managed. Nigeria is always ranking at the 1th to 10th position in cash crops production in the whole word. Despite our lost of focus in Agriculture, Nigeria is still seen among the first 10 in the list, this means it will be very easy to pick up and rank number one in all aspect of agriculture. To start any Cash Crop farming in Nigeria, It is required that you consider some factors that will determine the success of the farming. Factors To Consider Before Farming Any Cash Crop.
Variety: Most crops have a lot of varieties that has different maturity periods, climate acceptability and so many other factors that will either affect the yield of the crop or its market potentials.
Climate: Not all farm product grow well in every location, this is because the climate requirement of every crop differs. Some crops like groundnuts, tobacco can withstand high temperature but not ever crop can.
Profit potentials: If you are picking a cash crop you should run a background check on the profit potentials of that crop. Not all crops are profitable in all location. Below Are The 10 Most Profitable Cash Crops In Nigeria.
Cocoa: Nigeria is the 4th largest producing country of cocoa product in Africa and it is the 3rd largest Africa exporter of the crop. Cocoa beans seed contains a lot of fats which are used to produce cocoa butter that are turned into chocolates that are converted through grounding to produce beverages. Edo, Osun, Oyo, Ondo are some of the producing states of cocoa In Nigeria.
Profitable Cash Crops In Nigeria
Coffee: Coffee as a Cash crop has two widely grown species which are Arabica and Robusta. The coffee Arabica is a beverage crop that is originated from Africa. States like Bauchi, Kwara, and Osun are good cultivators of Coffee crop in Nigeria.
Oil Palm Production: Nigeria is one of the most producing countries of the oil palm farm product. Oil palm grows in abundance in that tropical area but can also do well in a high climate condition that has abundance of rainfall as well. Oil palm is one of the most profitable cash crop because all the parts has various areas of application (uses). Though it requires patient to grow oil palm because it takes over 3 years for the crop to get to maturity and starts bringing fruits. Oil palm is grown in places like, Delte, Cross rivers, Edo, Bayalsa, Ogun State and some others.
Kola nut: Kolanut also known as cola is gotten from kola tree which is cultivated in tropical rainforests of Africa like Nigeria. Kolanut has a major part to play in our country tradition. Despite the fact that Nigeria is ranked as the number one in the production of kolanut, we only export 10% to other countries. Ogun, Kwara, and Osun States are widely produces of kolanut in Nigeria.
Groundnut: Groundnut has a botanical name of Arachis Hypogaea, Groundnut is sometimes referred to as pea nut by most people. The crop groundnut is regarded as a profitable cash crop because their entire products are useful and it is one of the major sources of edible oil in the world. Groundnut is grown in places like Kano, Kaduna, Adamawa, Bauchi.
Cashew: Cashew farming is very productive type of farming that produces two product at a time the Cashew Apple and the Cashew Nut. The crop is widely consumed and it is grown in places like Imo, Enugu, Abuja, Niger and kwara. The cashew nut are package and are exported to other countries, the cashew apple are used to make cashew juice or drinks.
Cotton: Cotton is soft in texture and fluffy in nature, It falls under the family of Gossypium crops. Cotton are grown in the Northern and the Southern part of the country in places like Kwara, Sokoto, Zamfara, Oyo, Ondo and many others State. Cotton Crop used to be one of our major sources of foreign exchange as it was yielding good revenue for the country then through exportation. It has now give way for oil since the management required for it has been transferred to oil. Notwithstanding, A lot of farmers in Nigeria still cultivate and produce Cotton in both small and medium scale. With this, cotton still maintains a position as one of the most profitable cash crops in Nigeria.
Cassava: Nigeria is rated as the largest exporter of cassava in the whole of Western African. The main cassava producing state in Nigeria are Taraba, Delta, Imo, Kogi, Anambra, Kogi, Enugu, Ondo.
Tobacco: Tobacco is widely cultivated in some states in Nigeria like Osun, Sokoto, Kwara and Oyo State. The crop requires high temperature to yield well.
Rubber: Nigeria and West African has been know for the production of rubber. Rubber is harvested as a liquid called latex from the para rubber tree. The latex is gotten from the tree through an opening on the bark of the tree that is made by cutting of the tree. The harvest is done mainly in the morning and in the evening. The collected latex are processed into dry forms so as to be able to market them. It has be proven that rubber tree can produce for over 3 years if it is well taken care of and handled. http://www.agricincome.com/the-10-most-profitable-cash-crops-in-nigeria/
theamazonguru: Don't mind that guy. Your example is very valid. I was almost in that situation.
My brother in law and his family are in the UK. He also has a friend who has been there ahead of them. So the friend sold him a dummy hope. Apparently the guy has become an agent. He wanted to help me secure a health care COS for £13,000.
My in law did not know that this guy was fake, if we had paid that money it's either he vanishes/ghosts us or at best bring me to the UK on a COS with no assured job.
Apparently I bailed out of the plan after doing my own due diligence. I am not doing badly here. Why should I leave what I am doing for a health care COS, knowing my working hours are not guaranteed, so how will I be able to survive in a strange land. That was my reason for not taking the offer. Not knowing that God was helping me.
We just found out this year that this guy actually had slots for 5 people but he collected money from 105 people and started dribbling them. I could have been in their shoes today, trying to recover the fund spent.
Imagine the state I would have been in if I had paid that money. Especially if the fund was borrowed having been giving an assurance of success in the UK. Falsi hope.
Indeed, your gut instincts saved you. Due diligence is key in any situation or at every turning point in life.
My mantra has always been "NEVER trust nobody... Until they are proven."
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